Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Boeing 777-200LR flies over a mountain rage.
Abigail Manbeck
News Editor
Recently, some of Boeing’s workers were on a seven-week strike. The largest union that is part of Boeing has now ended the strike and approved the latest contract that was part of the cause of said strike.
According to TheWeek.com, “The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said 59% of the more than 26,000 of its voting members approved Boeing’s fourth offer, which includes a 38% raise over four years plus a $12,000 signing bonus and other benefits.”
This seems to be a positive for both the company and the workers. The machinists will now have an annual pay of $119,309, which is more than they are currently receiving at $75,608. This new pay also includes benefits, however, there is no overtime included. Boeing originally offered its workers only a 25% raise, which was considered to be not enough.
International Association of Machinists (IAM) president John Holden said about the workers’ passion for the new change, “You stood strong, you stood tall and you won.”
The seven-week strike cost both Boing and its suppliers billions of dollars. The workers, who are now going back to work after the strike, will start their processes at Pacific Northwest assembly plants no later than Nov. 12.
The Wall Street Journal commented on how Boeing is “under pressure from jet-starved airlines to ramp up deliveries.”
Because of this, Boeing is hoping that their employees will get back to work sooner than Nov. 12, and everything will go back to running smoothly and operationally.